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Colombian Asbestos Documentary, Inextinguible, to Screen at the International Films Infest Festival, New York City on October 17, 2019

Posted on October 15, 2019 ADAO is celebrating the selection of documentary film Inextinguible (“Inextinguishable”) for New York City’s 2019 Films Infest Festival. Telling the story of Mesothelioma Warrior, Ana Cecilia Niño, whose asbestos exposure helped spur the #ColombiaSinAsbesto movement, the film is a powerful, moving piece of art-as-activism. The film’s screening comes on the [...]

2019-11-15T13:25:06-08:00October 15th, 2019|

Another Landmark Step Forward as Two Former EPA Administrators Pen a NY Times Op-Ed in Support of the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act

ADAO Press Release: DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN FORMER EPA ADMINISTRATORS JOIN FORCES TO CALL  FOR PASSAGE OF ASBESTOS LEGISLATION  Posted on October 15, 2019 “The following op-ed, Asbestos Kills Nearly 40,000 Americans a Year. Ban It., by former EPA Administrators Gina McCarthy and William K. Reilly was published today in The New York Times. ADAO is [...]

2022-08-09T12:26:52-07:00October 15th, 2019|

ADAO Press Release: DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN FORMER EPA ADMINISTRATORS JOIN FORCES TO CALL  FOR PASSAGE OF ASBESTOS LEGISLATION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 15, 2019 DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN FORMER EPA ADMINISTRATORS JOIN FORCES TO CALL  FOR PASSAGE OF ASBESTOS LEGISLATION William Reilly and Gina McCarthy come together to support the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Two former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrators Gina McCarthy and William K. Reilly wrote an [...]

2022-08-09T12:26:52-07:00October 15th, 2019|

October Health Literacy Month Part 2: Recognize High-Risk Occupations

Posted on October 14, 2019 October 7th – Part One: Prevent Asbestos Exposure  October 14th – Part Two: Recognize High Risk Occupations October 21st – Part Three: Understand the Early Warning Symptoms for Asbestos-Caused Diseases  October 28th – Part Four: Finding a Center of Excellence for Treatment Important Notice: ADAO does not make medical diagnoses, [...]

2022-03-29T11:50:46-07:00October 14th, 2019|

October Health Literacy Month Part 1: Prevent Asbestos Exposure

Posted on October 7, 2019 October 7th – Part One: Prevent Asbestos Exposure  October 14th – Part Two: Recognize High Risk Occupations October 21st – Part Three: Understand the Early Warning Symptoms for Asbestos-Caused Diseases  October 28th – Part Four: Finding a Center of Excellence for Treatment October is Health Literacy Month and at the [...]

2022-08-09T12:26:51-07:00October 7th, 2019|
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